04-06-2010, 02:25 PM
(04-06-2010, 02:04 PM)Elektrisk Wrote: Concerning emotions, I think English does well enough. If I want to say that I am depressed, I can simply use an word like "crestfallen". If that isn't enough to express how depressed I am, I can also default to intensifiers like "very".
I wish English had more words for romantic feelings or different intensities of feeling. I can use intensifiers but I do prefer a word which encapsulates the intensity itself.
(04-06-2010, 02:06 PM)MrD. Wrote: A problem that colloquial English makes up for
Truthfully, I can think of several ways to express in words each of the concepts you mentioned above, I fail to see why you would need more than that?
I don't use colloquial English. And I am just particular when it comes to feelings and words to describe them. For example, what word would you use to describe the euphoria of new love? There is no word, only ways with already present words. And "butterflies" is not enough, lol.